Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov

Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov (29 October 1891-1 February 1945) was the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1 June to 2 September 1944, succeeding Dobri Bozhilov and preceding Konstantin Muraviev. He led Bulgaria as an Axis Power during World War II and was executed in 1945 for war crimes.

Biography
Ivan Ivanov Bagryanov was born on 29 October 1891 in Razgrad in the Kingdom of Bulgaria, and on 1 June 1944 he was elevated from a diplomat by the Council of Regents to form a government capable of negotiating peace with the Allies of World War II as Prime Minister. Bagryanov hoped to make peace with the Western Allies before the Soviet Union's Red Army could invade Bulgaria, and he also opened dialogue with Jewish leaders to discuss an end to anti-Jewish legislation. On 23 August 1944 Michael I of Romania's surrender in the Kingdom of Romania let the Soviets move south on Bulgaria, undermining the peace plans. On 26 August 1944 Bulgaria repudiated its alliance with Nazi Germany and declared its neutrality, and on 29 August anti-Semitic laws were ended. However, on 2 September 1944 he was deposed because he only declared neutrality and did not make peace with the Allies, and the inclusion of 1930s fascists in his government led to backlash. Bagryanov was executed by the Bulgarian Fatherland Front on 1 February 1945 for war crimes as communists took over the country.